Author: Angela Woolsey

Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.

Around Town

Woof Gang pet store to bound into Pimmit Hills shopping center

By Angela Woolsey
Dogs at the checkout counter and on a grooming table at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming at Belmont Chase in Ashburn (photo by Felipe Freire)

Falls Church-area residents will soon have a new place to pamper their pets with both sweet treats and spa-like treatments.

The Miami-based chain Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming is working on a new location at the Tysons Station shopping center in Pimmit Hills, filling a 1,518-square-floor space at 7504 Leesburg Pike.

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Around Town

Reston pool season wraps up with return of dog paddles

By Angela Woolsey
Reston Association's annual Dog Paddle events are returning (via Reston Association)

The dog days of summer have arrived, and they’re about to get more literal in Reston.

As is tradition, Reston Association (RA) is bringing back its annual Dog Paddle series to close out the 2025 aquatics season, which began on May 10 and will conclude on Sept. 21.

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Family of pedestrian killed in Lincolnia crash seeks help with funeral costs

By Angela Woolsey
Eastbound Little River Turnpike at Beauregard Street in Lincolnia (via Google Maps)

The family of an Alexandria man who was killed in a crash on Little River Turnpike earlier this month has launched an online fundraiser to help with the funeral costs.

Angel Benito Matom Velasco, 19, was walking in the road’s eastbound lanes past the Beauregard Street intersection in Lincolnia shortly after midnight on Aug. 1 when he was hit by the driver of a 2003 Lincoln Town Car, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

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Youngkin tells police to investigate FCPS over abortion assistance allegations

By Angela Woolsey
Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a rally in Vienna (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

Allegations that Fairfax County Public Schools employees helped students obtain abortions without their parents’ consent have drawn Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s attention after circulating for days on right-wing media.

The Republican governor directed the Virginia State Police yesterday (Wednesday) to open a criminal investigation into FCPS based on the report, which was originally published in the Substack-based newsletter WC Dispatch.

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Reston library launches back-to-school book sale today

By Angela Woolsey

With Fairfax County Public Schools resuming classes next Monday (Aug. 18), Reston Regional Library will host a book sale to help students and their teachers prepare.

The Friends of Reston Regional Library is kicking off its biannual Kids Back to School Book Sale at 10 a.m. today (Thursday). Volunteers have been working since April to sort, clean and prepare “tens of thousands of books” for the sale, the group says.

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Plan for final building in Tysons’ Park Crest neighborhood is under review

By Angela Woolsey
Aerial view of the Park Crest development area in Tysons (via Renaissance Centro/Fairfax County)

The last piece of the Park Crest development in Tysons is starting to take shape.

Developer Renaissance Centro has submitted a site plan to Fairfax County for a 206-unit residential building that would be constructed on currently vacant land near the Westpark Drive and Park Run Drive intersection.

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Roggenart bakery and cafe set for grand opening in Reston

By Angela Woolsey
Roggenart Bakery Cafe and Bistro pastry display case (courtesy Roggenart)

Roggenart Bakery Cafe and Bistro is ready to unveil its new location at RTC West.

The bakery will begin serving coffee and its artisan pastries at 12130A Sunset Hills Road next week, with an official opening scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 21 at 10:30 a.m.

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Countywide

Flood Watch issued for Fairfax and D.C. area this afternoon

By Angela Woolsey
A Flood Watch has been issued for the D.C. area on Aug. 13, 2025 (via Fairfax Alerts)

After a stretch of consistently sunny days, the D.C. region is facing a potential bout of rain this afternoon (Wednesday).

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the area, including Fairfax County, that’s currently scheduled to take effect at 2 p.m. and continue until 9 p.m.

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Reston Hospital renovates facility to support new heart surgery program

By Angela Woolsey
Reston Hospital Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Reston Hospital Center is expanding its services to include a new advanced heart surgery program.

Expected to open by the end of 2025, the program led by surgeon and Army veteran Dr. William A. Cooper will be the first new cardiac surgery program to launch in Northern Virginia in nearly four decades, according to HCA Virginia Health System, which runs the hospital.

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Wastewater project aims to head off overflow onto Merrifield post office site

By Angela Woolsey
Construction on upgrades to a gravity sewer in Merrifield is expected to finish in fall 2025 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The risk of overflowing wastewater mucking up post office operations in Merrifield should be alleviated sometime this fall.

That’s when the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) anticipates completing a project to upsize the sewer pipes near the Mosaic District.

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